Hyphen Practice Quiz

How should the number 21 be hyphenated when written out?

• twent-yone

• twentyone

• twenty one

• twenty-one

Fill in the blank with the correct compound adjective:

The _____ actress won many awards.

• well known

• known well

• wellknown

• well-known

Fill in the blank with the correct compound adjective:

The actress, who was ______, won many awards.

• well known

• known well

• wellknown

• well-known

What is the correct way to hyphenate the compound noun, mother in law?

• motherinlaw

• mother in law

• mother-in-law

• mother-inlaw

Choose the correct hyphenation for the word 'self esteem'.

• self esteem - no change

• self - esteem

• selfesteem

• self-esteem

Which of the following is correctly written according to the prefix rule?

• pre-civil war

• Pre-Civil War

• pre-Civil War

• little-known

How should the number '35' be hyphenated?

• thirty five

• thirtyfive

• thirty - five

• thirty-five

What is the correct way to hyphenate the compound noun 'sister in law'?

• sister in law - no change

• sister-inlaw

• sister-in-law

• sisterin-law

Choose the correct hyphenation for the word 'well being'.

• well being - no change

• well-being

• well - being

• wellbeing